| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Bistorta coriacea (Sam.) Yonek. & H.Ohahsi |
| Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 72: 157 (1997) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2800-5000m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, ovate-elliptic, 4-14cm, coriaceous, glabrous, conspicuously veined, acute, inflorescence terminal, spicate, dense, 4-5cm long |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Persicaria coriacea (Sam.) Cubey Polygonum coraceum Sam. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |